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KAREN WALROND
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CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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the mess of everyday life
the mess of everyday life

The house is a mess, and we're distracted.  A typical lovely Sunday night.​

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family, placesKaren WalrondMay 20, 2012home, sunday evening, travel, sundays Comments
bonus shot:  skater girl
bonus shot: skater girl

My daughter has taken up skateboarding.  Also, talking like a teenager. I am old.​

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family, placesKaren WalrondMay 19, 2012skateboard Comments
hasselblad friday, roll #11:  summer evening, light
hasselblad friday, roll #11: summer evening, light

This might just be my favourite time of year ever.​

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family, big plans, placesKaren WalrondMay 18, 2012summer, light, evening Comments
talk about the beauty of different
talk about the beauty of different

If there was ever an argument for using your talents and skills to the hilt and in your own unique way, this man is that argument.​

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how to make lightKaren WalrondMay 16, 2012Kevin Olusola, cello, beatbox Comments
in defense of beauty:  top 10 ways to put more good out into the world
in defense of beauty: top 10 ways to put more good out into the world

It's time to flood the Internet with awesome, friends.

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random thoughts, big plansKaren WalrondMay 14, 2012shawn achor, happiness, beauty Comments
probably won't happen again this year
probably won't happen again this year

​We picnicked.  It probably won't happen again this year, but it was the best. mothers' day. ever.

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familyKaren WalrondMay 13, 2012discovery green, park, houston, mothers' day, picnic Comments
help a mother out
help a mother out

​I do love honouring my mom on mother's day.  But I think a little peer-to-peer support might be called for on this day as well.

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family, big plansKaren WalrondMay 11, 2012every mother counts, oneorg, ONE, Mother's Day Comments
top 10 awesome things happening right this very moment
top 10 awesome things happening right this very moment

​And I couldn't more certain about these things, even if I wasn't guessing.

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Karen WalrondMay 10, 2012top 10, top 10 list Comments
scenes from the mom 2.0 summit
scenes from the mom 2.0 summit

I didn't take many photographs while at the Mom 2.0 Summit; but I do love the images I did manage to capture.​

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friends, placesKaren WalrondMay 8, 2012ritz carlton key biscayne, liz gumbinner, cool mom picks, cool mom tech, kristen chase, helen jane hearn Comments
random thoughts: on solo brainstorming
random thoughts: on solo brainstorming

​My last full day in Miami, I did nothing but creative brainstorming exercises.  Dude.  We should all do that more often.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 7, 2012mom 20 summit, miami Comments
a room with a view
a room with a view

This scene makes me very, very happy.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 4, 2012mom 20 summit, sunset, miami, ocean Comments
top 10 things my daughter hopes will happen in 2024
top 10 things my daughter hopes will happen in 2024

​I asked my daughter to predict what the world will be like in 2024.  This is what she said.

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familyKaren WalrondMay 3, 2012top 10, top 10 list, Alex Comments
the call of a slower pace
the call of a slower pace

​I'm dreaming of a slower, quieter time.  And creative ways to make them happen.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 2, 2012retreat, random thoughts, quiet Comments
random thoughts:  names, nicknames & what's in a name
random thoughts: names, nicknames & what's in a name

​I love looking at the beautiful faces in the portraits I take.  But I also love their names.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 29, 2012names Comments
my adventures at fort benning
my adventures at fort benning

​This week, I was honoured to speak at Fort Benning Maneuver Center of Excellence, in Columbus, Georgia.  This ridiculously long post describes my amazing experience.

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placesKaren WalrondApril 27, 2012ft benning, georgia, fort benning, the beauty of different Comments
the jenny lawson let's pretend this never happened national bloggess book tour
the jenny lawson let's pretend this never happened national bloggess book tour

​Because ain't no book tour like a Jenny Lawson book tour.

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friends, how to make lightKaren WalrondApril 24, 2012jenny lawson, let's pretend, book signing, the bloggess Comments
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I love this week between Christmas and New Year’s, don’t you? It’s just so much QUIETER: no shopping needs to be done, no pressure to entertain, no reason to hustle. Bliss.

So tonight, Marcus and I are going out for dinner, just us
I MADE THIS FOR YOU. 

Over the last month, I’ve spent hours every day planning out the immediate future of my work and my career to fully encapsulate my word of the year for 2026:

KINSHIP. 

This led to the design of an entirely new website:
Happy Christmas from our house to yours! 🌴🎄
"A few weeks ago, I mentioned I was going to take the entire month of December off: I’d just come off of book tour, and I was in lovely, Christmas-y Bath, so the thinking was that I’d spend lazy days with mugs of tea and relaxing mus
 

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